
First Time Founders with Ed Elson – ft. Ryan Petersen of Flexport
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
The Power of Storytelling and Attracting Talent in Startup Founders
Experience is valuable, and storytelling is crucial for a founder to attract talent and investment. Great engineers are not as rare as great ideas, and the ability to articulate a compelling story around an idea is critical. Technical aptitude is important, but the capability to attract talent to a problem and build a team is more vital. The ability to rally a team and attract talent around a powerful idea is impressive, as seen in the example of Neuralink's brain computer interface technology. Finding real problems that people are motivated to solve is the essence of startup success and life in general.
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